To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapter 1 - Vocabulary ambled ...
To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapter 1 - Vocabulary ambled ...
To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapter 1 - Vocabulary ambled ...
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compensation (n.): <strong>To</strong> compensate means to pay for something or to make up for<br />
something. Aunt Alexandra's good cooking skills, in some ways, make up for the fact<br />
that, for Scout, spending the holidays with her and Francis is not a lot of fun.<br />
constituted (vb.): made up<br />
crooned (vb.): <strong>To</strong> croon is to sing in a low, gentle tone.<br />
deportment (n.): behavior<br />
dim (adj.): unclear; not strong<br />
donned (vb.): put on<br />
doused (vb.): to douse someone is to pour liquid, in this case water, all over that person.<br />
evasion (n.): <strong>To</strong> evade is to avoid doing or answering something directly. Uncle Jack's<br />
evasion occurs when he doesn't directly answer Scout's question.<br />
fanatical (adj.): A fanatic is a person whose extreme enthusiasm, interest, zeal, etc.<br />
goes beyond what is reasonable. Aunt Alexandra is fanatical about Scout's clothes<br />
because, according to Scout, her aunt's interest in this subject goes beyond what is<br />
reasonable.<br />
gallantly (adv.): politely; in the manner of a gentleman<br />
gastric (adj.): of, in, or near the stomach. A stomach-ache would be a gastric complaint.<br />
gravitated (vb.): Gravity is, of course, the force that pulls you to earth and keeps you<br />
from floating into outer space. When you gravitate toward something or someone, you<br />
find yourself being pulled in the direction of that object or person.<br />
guilelessness (n.): Guile is craftiness and cunning in dealing with other. <strong>To</strong> be guileless<br />
is to have none of that craftiness. Here, Lee is being ironic since it’s obvious that Simon<br />
Finch didn't trust his daughters at all, and planned his house accordingly.<br />
harbored (vb.): to hold in the mind<br />
hookah (n): An oriental tobacco pipe with a flexible tube that draws smoke through a<br />
bowl of water<br />
impaired (adj.): damaged; weakened<br />
indecision (n.): When you're indecisive, you can't decide what to do. Scout's indecision<br />
revolves around whether she should obey Uncle Jack or run away from him.<br />
indicative (adj.): Something that is indicative of something shows or displays something.<br />
The manner in which Simon Finch arranged his house showed something about him.<br />
ingenuous (adj.): simple; innocent
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